"serial was not new material, but just a rehash of footage from previous Tarzan films, ""The Adventures of Tarzan"" was a successful film and one of the top four attractions of the year. The film was reedited and released with sound effects twice—first in 1928, and a second time in 1935. The complete fifteen chapter version has not survived. The version available on DVD is the 1928 ten chapter re-release. ""The Exhibitors Herald"" wrote, ""Elmo Lincoln as Tarzan is too well known to theater-goers to need further introduction. His red-blooded fights, staged in each episode, will evoke applause from the"
"Elmo Lincoln Elmo Lincoln (born Otto Elmo Linkenhelt) (February 6, 1889June 27, 1952) was an American film actor. Lincoln is best known in his silent movie role as the first Tarzan in 1918's ""Tarzan of the Apes"" as an adult (Gordon Griffith played him as a child in the same movie). He portrayed the character twice more—in ""The Romance of Tarzan"" (also 1918) and in the 1921 serial ""The Adventures of Tarzan"". Following the end of the silent movie era, Elmo left Hollywood and tried his hand at mining. In the late 1930s, he returned to the film industry, most"
"Gordon Scott Gordon Scott (August 3, 1926 – April 30, 2007) was an American film and television actor known for his portrayal of the fictional character Tarzan in five films (and one compilation of three made-as-a-pilot television episodes) of the ""Tarzan"" film series from 1955 to 1960. Gordon Scott was the eleventh Tarzan, starting with ""Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle"" (1955). He was ""discovered"" poolside, and offered ""a seven-year contract, a loin cloth, and a new last name."" He was born Gordon Merrill Werschkul in Portland, Oregon, one of nine children of advertising man Stanley Werschkul and his wife Alice. Scott was"
"Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the ""Mangani"" great apes; he later experiences civilization only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer. Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan first appeared in the novel ""Tarzan of the Apes"" (magazine publication 1912, book publication 1914), and subsequently in 25 sequels, several authorized books by other authors, and innumerable works in other media, both authorized and unauthorized. The film version of Tarzan as the noble savage (""“Me Tarzan, You Jane”""), as acted by Johnny"
"The Romance of Tarzan The Romance of Tarzan is a 1918 American silent action adventure film directed by Wilfred Lucas starring Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, Thomas Jefferson, and Cleo Madison. The movie was the second Tarzan movie ever made, and is based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' original novel ""Tarzan of the Apes"". It adapts only the second part of the novel, the earlier portion having been the basis for the preceding film ""Tarzan of the Apes"" (1918). Less popular than its predecessor due to much of the action taking place in the wild west rather than Africa, the film has"
"Frank Merrill (actor) Frank Merrill (born Otto Adolph Poll; March 21, 1893 in Newark, New Jersey – February 12, 1966) was a Southern California and national title-winning gymnast (with over 58 titles to his credit), police officer, stuntman, and actor, most famous for being the fifth actor to portray Tarzan on film. Merrill had doubled for the screen's first Tarzan, Elmo Lincoln, in the 1921 movie serial ""The Adventures of Tarzan"", and was cast in the role himself in the 1928 movie serial ""Tarzan the Mighty"". A year later, he starred in the movie serial ""Tarzan the Tiger"", which, though"
"have three children, Kirsten, Kaitland, and Cameron. Ron Ely Ronald Pierce Ely (born June 21, 1938) is an American actor and novelist born in Hereford, Texas and raised in Amarillo. Ely is best known for having portrayed Tarzan on the 1966 NBC series ""Tarzan"" and for playing the lead role in the film """" (1975). Ely won the role of Tarzan in 1966 after playing various supporting parts in films such as ""South Pacific"" (1958), as an airplane navigator, ""The Fiend Who Walked the West"" (1958) and ""The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker"" (1959), as well as a guest-starring role on Barbara"
"Toofani Tarzan Toofani Tarzan (Typhoon Tarzan/Stormy Tarzan) is a 1937 Hindi action adventure film directed by Homi Wadia. Produced by Wadia Movietone, the film had music by Master Mohammed with lyrics by Gyan Chander. It starred John Cawas, Gulshan, Nazira, Boman Shroff, Chandrashekhar and Dalpat. The film typically had the theme of ‘mad scientists looking for the elixir of life’ as per Rosie Thomas (2005), cited by Gokulsing and Dissanayake and was publicised as ‘India’s first jungle adventure film’ with remakes in the 1950s as Zimbo series. Scientist Ramu and his wife Uma (Nazira) live with their four-year-old son Leher"
"Tarzan the Fearless Tarzan the Fearless (1933) is a 12 chapter American Pre-Code film serial starring Buster Crabbe in his only appearance as Tarzan. It was also released as a 61-minute film which consisted of the first four chapters edited together, and which was intended to be followed by the last eight chapters in episode format, but which was often exhibited as a stand-alone feature film. Actress Jacqueline Wells co-starred; she later changed her name to Julie Bishop. The serial was produced by Sol Lesser, written by Basil Dickey, George Plympton and Walter Anthony (based on the character created by"
"Tarzan producer Sy Weintraub) wanted swimmer Michael Phelps to play the title role, feeling that he was the heir apparent to Johnny Weissmuller, the actor who had famously played Tarzan, and who was also a prominent competitive swimmer. Weintraub reportedly changed his mind after watching Phelps host ""Saturday Night Live"", for only two minutes. Other early contenders for the role included Henry Cavill, Tom Hardy, and Charlie Hunnam. On November 14, 2012, Alexander Skarsgård was cast in the title role, the choice of director Yates, while Samuel L. Jackson was being eyed to play Williams in the film. Yates found"
"Boman Shroff. This role along with similar roles in subsequent sequel remakes of this movie helped Cawas establish himself as a professional stuntman and actor. His portrayal of Tarzan in Toofani Tarzan movie from Wadia Movietone was a career defining role for him. John Cawas John Cawas (1910 – 4 October 1993) was a stuntman and actor in Hindi movies. Cawas made his debut in the Hindi film ""Hunterwali"" (1935), which became a career-defining movie for Fearless Nadia and Wadia Movietone. Cawas himself was famous for his performance of Tarzan in various movies. Born in 1910 in Jabalpur in a"
"was a popular guest at film conventions and autograph shows. Scott died, aged 80, in Baltimore, Maryland of lingering complications from multiple heart surgeries earlier in the year. He is buried in the Kensico Cemetery, located in Valhalla, New York. Gordon Scott Gordon Scott (August 3, 1926 – April 30, 2007) was an American film and television actor known for his portrayal of the fictional character Tarzan in five films (and one compilation of three made-as-a-pilot television episodes) of the ""Tarzan"" film series from 1955 to 1960. Gordon Scott was the eleventh Tarzan, starting with ""Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle"" (1955). He"
"Joe Lara William Joseph Lara (born October 2, 1962, in San Diego, California) is an American actor and musician, best known in the role of Tarzan in the American TV series """". Lara played Tarzan in the TV movie ""Tarzan in Manhattan"" and in the follow-up TV series """". He also appeared in many action films, among them ""Steel Frontier"" and """". He gave up acting after twenty years in 2002 to pursue a career in country music. At the peak of his fame Joe Lara appeared in two action films, ""Armstrong"" and ""Warhead"". In 2009, Joe became active in"
"Ron Ely Ronald Pierce Ely (born June 21, 1938) is an American actor and novelist born in Hereford, Texas and raised in Amarillo. Ely is best known for having portrayed Tarzan on the 1966 NBC series ""Tarzan"" and for playing the lead role in the film """" (1975). Ely won the role of Tarzan in 1966 after playing various supporting parts in films such as ""South Pacific"" (1958), as an airplane navigator, ""The Fiend Who Walked the West"" (1958) and ""The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker"" (1959), as well as a guest-starring role on Barbara Eden's first television series, the romantic comedy"
"from acting in 1988. Mike Henry (American football) Michael Dennis Henry (born August 15, 1936) is an American retired actor and former football linebacker. He is most well known for his role as Tarzan in the 1960s trilogy. Michael Henry's football career as a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1958–1961) and the Los Angeles Rams (1962–1964) led him to be noticed by Warner Bros. Henry's most prominent role was as Tarzan in three 1960s movies ""Tarzan and the Valley of Gold"" (1966), ""Tarzan and the Great River"" (1967), and ""Tarzan and the Jungle Boy"" (1968) that were all filmed back-to-back"
"of Tarzan films that began with ""Tarzan's Greatest Adventure"" in 1959. Weintraub had dispensed with Jane and portrayed his ape man as well-spoken and sophisticated. Though Ely's Tarzan did not have Jane, he was accompanied by Cheeta the chimpanzee from the movies and a child sidekick, the orphan boy Jai (Manuel Padilla, Jr.), who also played the similar roles of Ramel and Pepe in ""Tarzan and the Valley of Gold"" (1966) and ""Tarzan and the Great River"" (1967). The character Jai first appeared in the film ""Tarzan Goes to India"", played by a young actor of the same name. An"
"with Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz and Djimon Hounsou. Disney's animated ""Tarzan"" (1999) marked a new beginning for the ape man, taking its inspiration equally from Burroughs and """". Its major innovations were recasting the original fictitious ape species that adopted Tarzan as gorillas and turning William Cecil Clayton, his paternal cousin and rival for the affections of Jane in the early novels, into a brawny out-and-out villain known only as ""Clayton."" Tarzan was voiced by actor Tony Goldwyn and Jane by Minnie Driver. Two direct-to-video sequels followed, ""Tarzan & Jane"" (2002), and ""Tarzan II"" (2005), a re-exploration of the"
"Tarzan yell, Lima and Buck desired the traditional yell, although Goldwyn faced difficulties with providing the yell stating ""It's really hard to do, physically."" Co-star Brian Blessed ultimately provided the yell. Terk was originally written as a male gorilla, but following Rosie O'Donnell's audition, Terk was re-characterized as a female. Furthermore, Woody Allen was initially cast as the neurotic elephant Tantor. However, Katzenberg persuaded Allen to leave the project for DreamWorks Pictures' ""Antz"" and in exchange, the studio would distribute his next four films. Agreeing to the deal, Allen departed from ""Tarzan"" in 1996 and was replaced by Wayne Knight."
"YMCA. Merrill died on February 12, 1966, in Hollywood, California. His mausoleum is in Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Frank Merrill (actor) Frank Merrill (born Otto Adolph Poll; March 21, 1893 in Newark, New Jersey – February 12, 1966) was a Southern California and national title-winning gymnast (with over 58 titles to his credit), police officer, stuntman, and actor, most famous for being the fifth actor to portray Tarzan on film. Merrill had doubled for the screen's first Tarzan, Elmo Lincoln, in the 1921 movie serial ""The Adventures of Tarzan"", and was cast in the role himself in the 1928 movie serial"
"Tarzan of the Apes (1918 film) Tarzan of the Apes is a 1918 American action/adventure silent film directed by Scott Sidney starring Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, George B. French and Gordon Griffith. It was the first Tarzan film ever made and is based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' original novel ""Tarzan of the Apes"". The film adapts only the first part of the novel, the remainder becoming the basis for the sequel, ""The Romance of Tarzan"". The film is considered the most faithful to the novel of all the film adaptations. Its most notable plot change is the introduction of the"
"Tarzan and the Golden Lion (film) Tarzan and the Golden Lion is a 1927 American Tarzan film directed by J. P. McGowan based on the 1923 novel of the same name written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It stars James Pierce as Tarzan, Frederick Peters as Esteban Miranda, Dorothy Dunbar as Jane, and Edna Murphy as Betty Greystoke. It also stars Boris Karloff as Owaza, a tribesman. The film was distributed by the Film Booking Offices of America. ""Tarzan and the Golden Lion"" was Pierce's only on-screen appearance as Tarzan. The next year, he married the daughter of Edgar Rice Burroughs,"
"music. Joe Lara William Joseph Lara (born October 2, 1962, in San Diego, California) is an American actor and musician, best known in the role of Tarzan in the American TV series """". Lara played Tarzan in the TV movie ""Tarzan in Manhattan"" and in the follow-up TV series """". He also appeared in many action films, among them ""Steel Frontier"" and """". He gave up acting after twenty years in 2002 to pursue a career in country music. At the peak of his fame Joe Lara appeared in two action films, ""Armstrong"" and ""Warhead"". In 2009, Joe became active"
"Tarzan (1999 film) Tarzan is a 1999 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. The 37th animated feature film from Disney and the last released during the Disney Renaissance era, it is based on the story ""Tarzan of the Apes"" by Edgar Rice Burroughs, being the first animated major motion picture version of the story. Directed by Chris Buck and Kevin Lima from a screenplay by Tab Murphy, Bob Tzudiker, and Noni White, the film stars the voices of Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Glenn Close, and Rosie O'Donnell, with Brian Blessed, Lance Henriksen,"
"of Negro leering at woman and four scenes where he carries her off."" Tarzan of the Apes (1918 film) Tarzan of the Apes is a 1918 American action/adventure silent film directed by Scott Sidney starring Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, George B. French and Gordon Griffith. It was the first Tarzan film ever made and is based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' original novel ""Tarzan of the Apes"". The film adapts only the first part of the novel, the remainder becoming the basis for the sequel, ""The Romance of Tarzan"". The film is considered the most faithful to the novel of all"
"Gene Pollar Gene Pollar (September 16, 1892 - October 20, 1971) was the screen name of New York City firefighter Joseph Pohler, who in his very brief movie career played Tarzan. At age 28, the 6'2"", 215 pound Joseph Charles Pohler became the second actor to portray Tarzan in films. When Numa pictures tried to contract Elmo Lincoln for another film about the apeman, he declined, so one of the Weiss brothers, while on a visit to New York, signed Pohler to a contract to star in ""The Return of Tarzan"", based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel ""The Return of"
"Tarzan in film and other non-print media Tarzan, a fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1912 novel ""Tarzan of the Apes"", and then in twenty-three sequels. The character proved immensely popular and quickly made the jump to other media, first and most notably to comics and film. This article concerns Tarzan's appearance in film and other non-print media. The earlier Tarzan films were silent pictures adapted from the original Tarzan novels which appeared within a few years of the character's creation. With the advent of talking pictures, a popular Tarzan movie franchise was developed, anchored"
"actor to debut as Tarzan to date. As he was balding, he wore a bad, unconvincing wig for the part. He was not popular as Tarzan and this was his final performance on screen. Karla Schramm was another Tarzan film veteran after Griffiths. With this serial she was reprising her role as Jane from ""The Revenge of Tarzan"". Production started 15 May 1920, with the intention of an autumn release. This timetable could not be kept to and Revier hired an assistant director, Arthur J. Flavin, in June 1920 to speed up production. The fifteenth and final chapter was not"
"at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7042 Hollywood Boulevard. In 2001, his daughter Marci'a Lincoln Rudolph told his story in her book, ""My Father, Elmo Lincoln: The Original Tarzan"" (). Elmo Lincoln Elmo Lincoln (born Otto Elmo Linkenhelt) (February 6, 1889June 27, 1952) was an American film actor. Lincoln is best known in his silent movie role as the first Tarzan in 1918's ""Tarzan of the Apes"" as an adult (Gordon Griffith played him as a child in the same movie). He portrayed"
"The Adventures of Tarzan The Adventures of Tarzan (1921) is a 15 chapter movie serial which features the third and final appearance of Elmo Lincoln as Tarzan. The serial was produced by Louis Weiss, written by Robert F. Hill and Lillian Valentine (partially based on the novels ""The Return of Tarzan"" and ""Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar"" by Edgar Rice Burroughs), and directed by Robert F. Hill and Scott Sidney. The first chapter was released on December 1, 1921. Tarzan rescues Jane from Arab slave-traders after they have been marooned in Africa. They return to the cabin where his"
"The Adventures of Tarzan The Adventures of Tarzan (1921) is a 15 chapter movie serial which features the third and final appearance of Elmo Lincoln as Tarzan. The serial was produced by Louis Weiss, written by Robert F. Hill and Lillian Valentine (partially based on the novels ""The Return of Tarzan"" and ""Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar"" by Edgar Rice Burroughs), and directed by Robert F. Hill and Scott Sidney. The first chapter was released on December 1, 1921. Tarzan rescues Jane from Arab slave-traders after they have been marooned in Africa. They return to the cabin where his"
"rented and was occupying illegally after the tenancy agreement had expired. Mid Day reported in 2017 that his daughter, Soniya Birje, is taking first steps towards acting by being part of a play ""Hello Darling"" which also features Vindu Dara Singh, Sheeba, Payal Goga Kapoor (daughter of Goga Kapoor) and Shaad Randhawa. Hemant Birje Hemant Birje (born 19 August 1965) is a Bollywood film actor. In 1985, he debuted as Tarzan in Babbar Subhash's ""Adventures of Tarzan"", also starring Kimi Katkar. He has had mixed success in later films. He was a regular actor in Mithun Chakraborty films. In 2005,"
"O'Mahoney later became a television and film assistant director. He was a Republican. Jock Mahoney Jock Mahoney (born Jacques Joseph O'Mahoney, February 7, 1919 – December 14, 1989) was an American actor and stuntman. He starred in two western television series, ""The Range Rider"" and ""Yancy Derringer"". He played Tarzan in two feature films and was associated in various capacities with several other Tarzan productions. He was sometimes credited as Jack O'Mahoney or Jock O'Mahoney. Mahoney was born in Chicago, Illinois, but reared in Davenport, Iowa. He was of French and Irish descent. He entered the University of Iowa in"
"Gonzales. On November 23, 2017, Lutz and Gonzales announced that they had gotten married. Kellan Lutz Kellan Christopher Lutz (born March 15, 1985) is an American actor and model. He made his film debut in ""Stick It"" (2006), and is best known for playing Emmett Cullen in ""The Twilight Saga"" film series (2008–2012). He has since played Poseidon in the 2011 film ""Immortals"", Tarzan in the 2013 animated film ""Tarzan"", John Smilee in ""The Expendables 3"" (2014), and Hercules in ""The Legend of Hercules"" (2014). Kellan Christopher Lutz was born on March 15, 1985, in Dickinson, North Dakota, the son"